The Minsk International Biennale of Young Architects "LEONARDO" is held within the framework of the National Festival of Architecture. Today "Leonardo" is joining the architectural movement and becoming an integral part of the professional architectural community. The Biennale was first organized in 2005. Since 2009 the Biennale has been held under the auspices of the International Union of Architects and included the countries of the I and II Regions of the UIA and has become very popular not only in the CIS, but also in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. More than 300 works are constantly participating in the competitions. The geography of the participating countries in Europe and Asia is wide: Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Tajikistan, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Macedonia, Hungary, Slovakia, Finland, Austria, Slovenia, Germany, Holland, Czech Republic, Israel, Turkey, Serbia, Spain, Greece, China and others.

Goals and objectives of the Biennale:

• familiarization of the general public of the Republic of Belarus and other countries with the works of young architects of national creative architectural unions (sections), members of the International Union of Architects (UIA);
• raising their professional level to engage in design and research activities in the field of architecture, urban planning and architectural design;
• determination of perspective directions of development of modern architecture and town-planning;
• popularization of the creative achievements of young architects;
• expansion and strengthening of cultural, creative and humanitarian ties between creative youth in the CIS countries, Europe, Asia and other continents;

The founder of the Biennale is the public association "Belarusian Union of Architects" with the support of:

• Ministry of Architecture and Construction of the Republic of Belarus;
• Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus;
• Minsk City Executive Committee;
• International Union of Architects (UIA);
• International Association of Architects Unions (IUA).